Chess Puzzle #11iOO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 799 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen f7; bishop c2; pawns a4/g2. Black: king h7; queen g5; rook h1; pawns b4/d6/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king h7→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen f7→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5Qpk/3p3p/4p1q1/Pp6/8/2B2KP1/7r b - - 2 42

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